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After a glimpse of my old home, we made the hour drive to Venice.
This was the same drive my family took every Sunday to go to church
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We decided to stay at a Best Western right off the freeway and were
very pleased with our choice. The rooms were spacious and
sparkling, the service was cheerful (everyone loved Joshua), and the
breakfast was delicious! There was actually meat and eggs
available, and they also provided cups of waffle batter and waffle
irons to make our own, fresh waffles. If we're ever in Venice,
we'll go back there. After a long day of touring swamps,
following faulty maps, and seeing old sights, we were excited to
make use of the pool so we quickly unloaded our stuff and went for
an evening swim. |
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The next morning we went to the beach and met up with Natalie
and Austin Dolby, daughter and son of the pastor of the church
my family had gone to. Natalie and I had become good
friends and we enjoyed an afternoon of conversation just like
old times. It was so nice to see them again and catch up! |
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This beach was my favorite that my family went to when we lived in
the area and I enjoyed showing Eli and Joshua the warm ocean. |
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Joshua wasn't very interested in swimming in a warm ocean so Eli and
I took turns going in. After getting all wet, we bundled him
up in a beach towel and he quickly fell asleep. |
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Joshua was much happier to stay on dry land and see the ocean from
afar. |
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The Dolby family (mostly) |
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After visiting all afternoon with Natalie (next to me) and Austin
(next to his dad), we met the whole family for dinner at Cracker
Barrel. I'm glad we managed to get together! |
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It was a fun day, but notice my arms? We were already
beginning to realize that we would pay dearly for all those hours in
the sun! |
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